Premium Processing Will Become Available to Certain Pending EB-1C and EB-2 NIW Cases

The regulation regarding the expansion of the USCIS premium processing program was published in March 2022. Today, USCIS announced that the expansion will first become available to the following categories:

• EB-1C: Starting 06/01/2022, cases filed before 01/01/2021 will be eligible for premium processing. Starting 07/01/2022, cases filed before 03/01/2021 will be eligible for premium processing.

• EB-2 NIW: Starting 07/01/2022, cases filed before 06/01/2021 will be eligible for premium processing.

USCIS said it will later enable premium processing expansion to additional filing types, including Employment Authorization Applications (Form I-765) and Non-immigrant Status Changes and Extensions (Form I-539). Below is a previously published chart showing the detailed plan of premium processing program.

Filing Type	Timeline for processing	Fee
FORM I-140 EB-1, EB-2, EB-3	15 Calendar Days (Currently available)	$2,500
FORM I-140 EB-1 Multinational Manager FORM I-140 EB-2 National Interest Waiver	45 Days (Available in 06/2022 and 07/2022)	$2,500
FORM I-129 Nonimmigrant Worker Petitions	15 Calendar Days (Currently available)	$2,500
FORM I-539 Change/Extension of Status to F, J or M	30 Days (Next phase)	$1,750
FORM I-539 Change/Extension of Status for E, H, L, O, P and R Dependents	30 Days (Next phase)	$1,750
FORM I-765 Application for Employment Authorization	30 Days (Next phase)	$1,500